88th Precinct
Fort Greene–Clinton Hill
Mug for a mug
Cops cuffed a guy who they say went on a mugging spree in Fort Greene in the early morning hours of March 22.
The suspect first flashed a gun at a guy on Myrtle Avenue at 1:15 am, demanding his property and successfully taking his iPhone, cash, and a gun, according to a report, and the man fled, according to a police report.
Approximately an hour later, the same guy allegedly bashed a different victim with a gun after unsuccessfully trying to rob him, leading to a scuffle on Adelphi Street.
The victim said he was in the front of his building near Myrtle Avenue at 2:20 am when the suspect walked toward him, pointed a pistol, and said, “You know what this is.”
Police say the man then went through the victim’s pockets, but didn’t find any money. He did notice the ring on his victim’s finger, though, and said, “Give me the ring,” police reported.
When the victim refused, the suspect allegedly struck him on the right side of the head with his gun, but the victim fought back — knocking the weapon out of his hands, authorities said.
Police said the victim then picked up the gun and hit his attacker over the left side of his head, eventually tossing the weapon and scuffling with the guy until the cops arrived and arrested the alleged assailant, police said.
Bricked
A blockhead repeatedly struck a guy with a brick on Myrtle Avenue on March 23 after his attempts to rob him went sour.
The victim told police he was in a store near Clermont Avenue at 4:20 am when the nogoodnik approached him and asked for his wallet. The victim refused, and the jerk retaliated by hitting him with a brick, cops said.
Police said the brute then followed his victim through the store, continually pegging him with a brick, cutting the back of his head. An emergency services vehicle soon arrived, and took the injured man to Brooklyn Hospital for treatment, while the lout fled, according to police.
Snatch and dash
A pair of punks snatched a woman’s phone from her hand on Cumberland Street on March 25.
The victim said she was near Fulton Street at 11 am when two knuckleheads grabbed her phone and ran off. She tried to chase the jerks down to Carlton Avenue, but she was forced to stop after she couldn’t get into a building they disappeared into, police said.
Squeezed
An affectionate thief lifted $100 from a delivery guy by giving him a deceptively huge hug on Carlton Avenue on March 25.
The victim told police he was delivering food near Atlantic Avenue at 9:12 pm when a stranger came up to him and gave him a bear hug. The embrace was not so sweet, however — the weasel was actually removing the cash from the victim’s pocket, according to a report.
Battered
A brute bashed a guy with a baseball bat on N. Oxford Walk on March 23.
Police said the guy was strolling near Myrtle Avenue at 8:10 pm when the slugger began to swing a bat at him, knocking him to the ground and cutting the left side of his face and head.
— Lauren Gill
